The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-06
BLACKFOOT, IDAHO.
ia social Conditions and business Rola-
tionS.


people Of Blackfoot, can say that in no
town Of its size in the West, have | ever
seen such general sociabi'ity. The two
churches have their social meetings-each
having an aid society, held each alternate
week-which enables :hen: to assist each
other, and they do 80 with general good
feeling. No apparent jealousies exist on
either side; and as Christian people who
seem to know "that there are not sects In
heaven" unite in general Christian work,
a. people should.
In connection with the aid societies,
each has it's mite social, the evening fol.
lowing, where young and old alike, assem-.
bic to pass away the evening in different
kinds Of amusenents, consisting Of games,
charade., etc. As a participant, on one
occasion, I can say that never among
strangers did 80 entirely forget to realize
the fact that was not at home, as ON that
occasion. All reserve was laid aside. and
everything passed of SO pleasantly that
the hour Of twelve arrived and found the
old, as we'll as young, for one time un'
mindful Of age, and SO deeply absorbed in
the amnsements, that the happy days Of
yore seemed again to return and fatigue
and worri,ncnt seemed forgotten. "Al'
went merry as the marriage bcli"--indeed,
il called to mind the possibility Of nu'ner,
Gus little socials which might be held
throughout this land OF ours, only for some
triAing little jealousics, or other things
fully as trivial, whereby many lonely lives
could be made pleasant, and more uni
vcrsal good AID friendly feeling might ex'
list. More good work would be accom-.
plishcd, and perhaps many bright ray OF
sunshine would be cast into the many
homes that shelter noble hearts, crushed
perhaps by some little misfortune, and left
thereby to drag out a miserable existence
and finally be called upon to yield up the
spirit to the God, who we find iis our God,
and whose sphere in that blissful realm is
just as noble as ours.
But to the subject The next In order
Of Importance is the school, which through
the efficient management Of Prot w. K.
Ferris, OF Illinois has been success the
past year. His assistants arc Miss I. Ray,
Of Missouri, and Miss NJ. Treso, Of Iowa.
Prof Ferris is decided prohibtionist and
at our entertainment, read an original es.
say on "Hygienc in Common Schools"
which demonstrated the fact that he is an
able writer, as we'll as an excellent in.
structor.
A little incident occurred which ] will
re'ate. On the morning Of April ,st. the
numerous little April fools occurred, as
usual, among the scholars, but when
school was called all nonsense was laid
aside and business resumed. While con.
ducting the lesson in Hygiene, the pu.
pills noticed that the professor" occupied
more time than usual, experimenting with
different chemicals. When some one
asked the privilege Of experimenting lit.
tie himself, the teacher said ''no,' they
would have to wait until afternoon, and at
the close Of the session he would introduce
something in which all could have hand.
When the hour arrived the teachers were
invited in from the other departments. and
the professor requested all to arrange
themselves into classes, viz: the smallest
to form the front tier, those next in height
the second, and the tallcst to form the
third tier. Then he requested the strictest
possible attention; mentioning the fact
that he had promised to introduce some.
thing in which all might take part; so
with teachers among the rest all we're
called on to keep very quiet, and when re.
ques.cd, 10 look right there (pointing to II
small cur,ain). "Oh, he's going TO tax. our
pictures, sure. Oh, pull down your apron
Synthia Ann, and Mary Maria, s,raish,en
your collar And ever so many dcr:nse.
ments being repaired. the professor put his
head under the little curtain, as photo.
graphers do, and Sai.:, Now, steady
when. as each and every one was looking
his pretticst, the curtain WAS drawn aside
and the words "April fools," were pre-.
sentcd to view, which brought down the
house and closed school for an April Fools
Day long to be remembered.
The little town OF Rlacktoot, with not
over 6on inhabitants, would hardly be cx.
pccted to support six, stores all doing a
good bosiness, but it does There are four
drygoods and two grocery stores, besides a
millinery store, drug store, blacksmith
shop, pos,o:lice, OF course, and news.
paper. whose wide awake edi,ors--l;ke
other edi,ors--don't even refuse the cash.
II subscribers have nothing else to give.
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